Among the worst examples of judicial overreach was last week\’s declaration by the Madras High Court that the singing of Vande Mataram should be made compulsory in schools, colleges and both government and private offices, including, presumably , The Times […]

Having established a reputation as an incrementalist who shuns radical change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has suddenly changed expectations by opting to privatise Air India. This is such a huge public sector giant with so many subsidiaries and lakhs of

Bubble ahoy! Across the world, stock markets are inflating crazily. Don\’t think that the Sensex boom is driven by Indian policies and economic results. Rather, global markets are highly interconnected today , and typically rise and fall together. The Sensex

Prime Minister Modi and his partymen wax eloquent about the need to tackle and end terrorism. But what exactly is terrorism? The dictionary definition is “the unlawful use of violence and in timidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of

Forget the Bush-Manmohan Singh vision of a nuclear power renaissance. Recent developments -cheap solar power plus the bankruptcy of Westinghouse -call for a total overhaul of nuclear plans that now look obsolete, dangerous and ultra-costly . I say this as

Forget the Bush-Manmohan Singh vision of a nuclear power renaissance. Recent developments -cheap solar power plus the bankruptcy of Westinghouse -call for a total overhaul of nuclear plans that now look obsolete, dangerous and ultra-costly . I say this as

To call Air India the national carrier, and so justify running it at losses that would make Vijay Mallya\’s Kingfisher blush, is a tragi-comedy that must end. Indigo is the top domestic carrier hare of around 40%, followed by with

To call Air India the national carrier, and so justify running it at losses that would make Vijay Mallya\’s Kingfisher blush, is a tragi-comedy that must end. Indigo is the top domestic carrier hare of around 40%, followed by with